The absolute gutlessness of it exposes the rot at the core of corporate America. Every CEO who authorized these retreats, every board that nodded along, and every executive who drafted these surrender notes are all telling us exactly who they are.

The question now is not a million miles away. Who will support? Who will collaborate? Who will decide that they are “not political” and look away as millions of people are harmed? Who will make excuses for it all?